Curriculum Vitae - Ali A. Moosavi-Movahedi (Member)

B.Sc.:  National University of Iran (Shahid Behshti University) , Major: Chemistry, (1975).

M.Sc:   Eastern Michigan University, U.S.A., Major: Chemistry, (1979).

Thesis: Adsorption of Hg (II) by a chelating resin, application for radiochemical  separation of Mercury from biological samples.

Ph.D:    University of Manchester, England., Major: Biophysical Chemistry (1986)

Thesis:  "Thermodynamic studies of the interaction between detergents and catalases".

• Assistant Professor             1986-1992                              
• Associate Professor            1992-1995                              
• Professor                            Since 1996 (continuing through 2024)

VISITING PROFESSOR

• Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada (June-Sep 2000)
• Department of Chemistry, Biophysical Chemistry division, University of Muenster, Germany (August – Sep 2003)

MEMBERSHIP OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES

• Biophysical Society U.S.A (Since 1987-2020)
• Protein Society U.S.A (Since 1990-2020)
• Iranian Chemical Society (Since, 1987)
• Iranian Biochemical Society (Since, 1992).
• Iran Society of Biophysical Chemistry  (President of the society).
• Associate Member of the International Center for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Italy (1994-2002)

EXPERIENCES & ACTIVITIES

• Research, Teaching, Development and Administration 1979 till date.
• Vice-Chancellor for Research, University of Tehran, 1992-1996 and 2005- 2008
• Rector of IBB, 1996-2001, 2003- 2005, 2016-until now
• Teaching courses: Biophysical Chemistry (M.Sc),Physical Chemistry of Protein (Ph.D), Advance Biophysical Chemistry (Ph.D), Biothermodynamics (Ph.D)
• Editorial Board of Iranian J.of Chemistry and Chemical Eng.
• Editor-in-Chief, Quarterly Journal of  Rahyaft (2001-2010).
• Editor-in-Chief, Science Cultivation , The Journal of  Enculturation and Policy Making of Science, Innovation and Technology.  sciencecultivation.ir
• Editorial Board Member of Journal of Iranian Chemical Society (JICS), Springer.
• Editorial Board Member of  International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Elsevier
• Editorial Board Member of  Avicenna Journal of Medical Biotechnology.
• Editorial Board Member of Biomacromolecular Journal (BMMJ). Regional committee member for Asia and the Pacific, ICSU(International Council for science) [2005-2011]. He is already the president of  national member committee of ICSU(Changed name to ISC) at University of Tehran.
• Member of Iran Academy of Sciences
• Fellow of The World Academy of Science (TWAS)
• Fellow of Islamic World Academy of Sciences
• Chair of Center of Excellence in Biothermodynamics in Iran
• Chairholder of UNESCO Chair on Interdisciplinary Research in Diabetes at University of Tehran, Iran

• Khwarizmi Prize, 1990
• National Distinguished Professor, 1997
• The First Class Medal of Research, University of Tehran, 2003
• National Eternal Figures (NEF) 2003
• The First Class Medal for Research, University of Tehran, 2003
• The First Rank Award of Razi Medical Science National Festival,2005
• ElsevierScopus International Award for Top Researcher,2007
• Award of 9^th Iranian Society of Popularization of Science,2007
• Avicenna Festival First Rank Award for Top Researcher,2008
• Member of Iran Academy of Sciences, 2009
• First rank award and national eminent researcher, 2009
• Professor of Eminence of the University of Tehran, 2010
• Prominent Professor appointed by Iran National Elites Foundation 2012
• International Festival of University of Tehran First Rank Award for top ESI (Essential Science Indicator) Scientist in the Fields of Biology and Biochemistry 2013. ESI rank is continued until now.
• TWAS (The World Academy of Sciences) Fellow   2015
• Islamic World Academy of Sciences Fellow 2016
• Distinguished National Chemist by Iranian Chemical Society 2017
• COMSTECH Award for Lifetime Achievement Award in Chemistry 2021
• Iran Academy of Sciences, Fellow 2023

• He is the author of 22 books and numerous research full papers published in mostly international research journals mainly in the area of structural elucidation of protein, enzyme and DNA. See ibb.ut.ac.ir/~moosavi

Website:                                  ibb.ut.ac.ir/~moosavi